0001378872 2013-01-14 2013-01-14 0001378872 ck0001378872:S000015254Member ck0001378872:S000015254Member 2013-01-14 2013-01-14 0001378872 ck0001378872:S000015254Member ck0001378872:S000015254Member ck0001378872:C000041874Member 2013-01-14 2013-01-14 0001378872 ck0001378872:S000015261Member ck0001378872:S000015261Member 2013-01-14 2013-01-14 0001378872 ck0001378872:S000015261Member ck0001378872:S000015261Member ck0001378872:C000041881Member 2013-01-14 2013-01-14 0001378872 ck0001378872:S000015260Member ck0001378872:S000015260Member 2013-01-14 2013-01-14 0001378872 ck0001378872:S000015260Member ck0001378872:S000015260Member ck0001378872:C000041880Member 2013-01-14 2013-01-14 0001378872 ck0001378872:S000015263Member ck0001378872:S000015263Member 2013-01-14 2013-01-14 0001378872 ck0001378872:S000015263Member ck0001378872:S000015263Member ck0001378872:C000041883Member 2013-01-14 2013-01-14 0001378872 ck0001378872:S000015280Member ck0001378872:S000015280Member 2013-01-14 2013-01-14 0001378872 ck0001378872:S000015280Member ck0001378872:S000015280Member ck0001378872:C000041900Member 2013-01-14 2013-01-14 xbrli:pure iso4217:USD Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the "Adviser") has reduced contractually the Fund's management fee from 0.80% to 0.49%. Management fees and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in the table above have been restated to reflect current fees. Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the "Adviser") has reduced contractually the Fund's management fee from 0.75% to 0.45%. Management fees and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in the table above have been restated to reflect current fees. Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the "Adviser") has reduced contractually the Fund's management fee from 0.75% to 0.49%. Management fees and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in the table above have been restated to reflect current fees. Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the "Adviser") has reduced contractually the Fund's management fee from 0.85% to 0.49%. Management fees and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in the table above have been restated to reflect current fees. 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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 14, 2013 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2012 OF: PowerShares DWA Developed Markets Technical Leaders Portfolio PowerShares DWA Emerging Markets Technical Leaders Portfolio PowerShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Small-Mid Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio PowerShares Global Agriculture Portfolio PowerShares Global Clean Energy Portfolio PowerShares Global Coal Portfolio PowerShares Global Gold and Precious Metals Portfolio PowerShares Global Nuclear Energy Portfolio PowerShares Global Steel Portfolio PowerShares Global Water Portfolio PowerShares Global Wind Energy Portfolio PowerShares MENA Frontier Countries Portfolio PowerShares S&P International Developed High Quality Portfolio Effective immediately, the following changes are made to the prospectus: •  The following replaces the table included under the section titled "Summary Information—Fund Fees and Expenses" on page 23 of the prospectus for the PowerShares FTSE RAFI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Portfolio: Example •  The following replaces the section titled "Summary Information—Example" on page 23 of the prospectus for the PowerShares FTSE RAFI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Portfolio: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods.  The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay to buy and sell Shares. 50 157 274 616 ~ http://powersharesetfii.com/20130114/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposed20002 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001378872_S000015254Member row primary compact * ~ Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, your costs, based on these assumptions, would be: Powershares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Portfolio PXF 0.0045 0.0000 0.0045 ~ http://powersharesetfii.com/20130114/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpenses20005 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001378872_S000015261Member row primary compact * ~ Management fees and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in the table above have been restated to reflect current fees. Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 14, 2013 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2012 OF: PowerShares DWA Developed Markets Technical Leaders Portfolio PowerShares DWA Emerging Markets Technical Leaders Portfolio PowerShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Small-Mid Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio PowerShares Global Agriculture Portfolio PowerShares Global Clean Energy Portfolio PowerShares Global Coal Portfolio PowerShares Global Gold and Precious Metals Portfolio PowerShares Global Nuclear Energy Portfolio PowerShares Global Steel Portfolio PowerShares Global Water Portfolio PowerShares Global Wind Energy Portfolio PowerShares MENA Frontier Countries Portfolio PowerShares S&P International Developed High Quality Portfolio •  The following replaces the table included under the section titled "Summary Information—Fund Fees and Expenses" on page 30 of the prospectus for the PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Portfolio: Example •  The following replaces the section titled "Summary Information—Example" on page 30 of the prospectus for the PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Portfolio: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay to buy and sell Shares. 46 144 252 567 ~ http://powersharesetfii.com/20130114/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposed20006 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001378872_S000015261Member row primary compact * ~ Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, your costs, based on these assumptions, would be: Powershares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Small-Mid Portfolio PDN 0.0049 0.0000 0.0049 ~ http://powersharesetfii.com/20130114/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpenses20009 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001378872_S000015260Member row primary compact * ~ Management fees and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in the table above have been restated to reflect current fees. Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 14, 2013 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2012 OF: PowerShares DWA Developed Markets Technical Leaders Portfolio PowerShares DWA Emerging Markets Technical Leaders Portfolio PowerShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Small-Mid Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio PowerShares Global Agriculture Portfolio PowerShares Global Clean Energy Portfolio PowerShares Global Coal Portfolio PowerShares Global Gold and Precious Metals Portfolio PowerShares Global Nuclear Energy Portfolio PowerShares Global Steel Portfolio PowerShares Global Water Portfolio PowerShares Global Wind Energy Portfolio PowerShares MENA Frontier Countries Portfolio PowerShares S&P International Developed High Quality Portfolio •  The following replaces the table included under the section titled "Summary Information—Fund Fees and Expenses" on page 36 of the prospectus for the PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Small-Mid Portfolio: Example •  The following replaces the section titled "Summary Information—Example" on page 36 of the prospectus for the PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Small-Mid Portfolio: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay to buy and sell Shares. 50 157 274 616 ~ http://powersharesetfii.com/20130114/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposed20010 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001378872_S000015260Member row primary compact * ~ Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, your costs, based on these assumptions, would be: Powershares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio PXH 0.0049 0.0000 0.0049 ~ http://powersharesetfii.com/20130114/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpenses20013 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001378872_S000015263Member row primary compact * ~ Management fees and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in the table above have been restated to reflect current fees. Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 14, 2013 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2012 OF: PowerShares DWA Developed Markets Technical Leaders Portfolio PowerShares DWA Emerging Markets Technical Leaders Portfolio PowerShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Small-Mid Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio PowerShares Global Agriculture Portfolio PowerShares Global Clean Energy Portfolio PowerShares Global Coal Portfolio PowerShares Global Gold and Precious Metals Portfolio PowerShares Global Nuclear Energy Portfolio PowerShares Global Steel Portfolio PowerShares Global Water Portfolio PowerShares Global Wind Energy Portfolio PowerShares MENA Frontier Countries Portfolio PowerShares S&P International Developed High Quality Portfolio •  The following replaces the table included under the section titled "Summary Information—Fund Fees and Expenses" on page 42 of the prospectus for the PowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio: Example •  The following replaces the section titled "Summary Information—Example" on page 42 of the prospectus for the PowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay to buy and sell Shares. 50 157 274 616 ~ http://powersharesetfii.com/20130114/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposed20014 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001378872_S000015263Member row primary compact * ~ Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, your costs, based on these assumptions, would be: PowerShares S&P International Developed High Quality Portfolio IDHQ 0.0045 0.0000 0.0045 ~ http://powersharesetfii.com/20130114/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpenses20017 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001378872_S000015280Member row primary compact * ~ Management fees and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in the table above have been restated to reflect current fees. Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 14, 2013 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2012 OF: PowerShares DWA Developed Markets Technical Leaders Portfolio PowerShares DWA Emerging Markets Technical Leaders Portfolio PowerShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Small-Mid Portfolio PowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio PowerShares Global Agriculture Portfolio PowerShares Global Clean Energy Portfolio PowerShares Global Coal Portfolio PowerShares Global Gold and Precious Metals Portfolio PowerShares Global Nuclear Energy Portfolio PowerShares Global Steel Portfolio PowerShares Global Water Portfolio PowerShares Global Wind Energy Portfolio PowerShares MENA Frontier Countries Portfolio PowerShares S&P International Developed High Quality Portfolio •  The following replaces the table included under the section titled "Summary Information—Fund Fees and Expenses" on page 111 of the prospectus for the PowerShares S&P International Developed High Quality Portfolio: Example •  The following replaces the section titled "Summary Information—Example" on page 111 of the prospectus for the PowerShares PowerShares S&P International Developed High Quality Portfolio: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay to buy and sell Shares. 46 144 252 567 ~ http://powersharesetfii.com/20130114/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposed20018 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001378872_S000015280Member row primary compact * ~ Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, your costs, based on these assumptions, would be: